Solutions

Planning, Permits & Environment Offerings

We provide comprehensive legal services encompassing planning, permits, and environmental matters such as soil, asbestos, PEB, PFAS, excavation, and permits. Collaborating with Deloitte Legal Public, we address a wide range of projects including office, retail, leisure, industrial, residential, logistics, digital infrastructure, and student accommodations. Our experience allows compliance with regional legislation for landlords, occupiers, lenders, corporates, developers, and construction firms. With a focus on delivering holistic solutions, we advise clients through all stages of their real estate ventures, from planning and permitting to execution and compliance.

Challenges we see our clients face

Key challenges include regulatory compliance, permitting delays, environmental liability, land use conflicts, infrastructure challenges, community engagement, project financing, technical complexity, risk management, sustainability requirements.

Our assistance covers

  • Advice on urban planning: Our team provides professional guidance on urban planning regulations and zoning laws to reach compliance and enhance development opportunities for real estate projects.
  • Advice on environmental permits and building permits: We offer advice on obtaining necessary environmental permits and building permits, navigating the complex regulatory landscape to facilitate project approvals and compliance.
  • Advice on environmental matters: Our knowledge extends to environmental issues such as soil contamination, asbestos management, energy performance certificates (PEB), per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and soil excavation, allowing adherence to environmental regulations and mitigation of risks.
  • Advice on contentious matters: In cases of disputes or contentious issues arising from urban planning or environmental matters, our team provides skilled advice. We offer dispute resolution services, including negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation advice, to achieve favorable outcomes for our clients.

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Maximilien van de Werve

Maximilien van de Werve

Partner

Maximilien joined Deloitte Legal as head of the Real estate team of lawyers in 2016. He started his career at Clifford Chance, and, as a young associate, spent six months in the London office. In 2008... More